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Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year
The total number of inquiries/investigations can include those carried out by any committee (permanent or ad-hoc) or specialized body within parliament. In the case an inquiry/investigation spans more than one year it is ounted once in the year it was initiated. The power of a parliament to carry out inquiries and the way in which they are done varies across parliaments.
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The total number of inquiries/investigations can include those carried out by any committee (permanent or ad-hoc) or specialized body within parliament. In the case an inquiry/investigation spans more than one year it is counted once in the year it was initiated. The power of a parliament to carry out inquiries and the way in which they are done varies across parliaments.
The aims and objectives of parliamentary inquiries cover a large spectrum: from a general examination of an issue of public ...more
Aggregated data as of today
| Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 83 |
| 10 - 19 | 7 |
| 20 - 29 | 8 |
| 30 - 39 | 5 |
| 40 - 839 | 5 |
| 839 | 1 |
Excluding 5 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Albania | Parliament | No information available |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | No information available |
| Andorra | General Council | 0 (2023) |
| Angola | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | 9 (2023) |
| Armenia | National Assembly | 2 (2023) |
| Australia | House of Representatives | 31 (2023) |
| Austria | National Council | 2 (2024) |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available (2023) |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 10 (2024) |
| Parliament (Suspended) | 0 (2024) | |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | No information available (2024) |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | 1 (2023) |
| Belize | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Benin | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | 34 (2023) |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Botswana | National Assembly | No information available (2023) |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 4 (2023) |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 0 (2023) |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Burundi | National Assembly | No information available |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 2 (2023) |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | No information available |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | No information available |
| Canada | House of Commons | 4 (2023) |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 22 (2023) |
| China | National People's Congress | 2 (2023) |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 22 (2023) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | 0 (2023) |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2023) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 2 (2022) |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | 11 (2021) |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | 839 (2023) |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Fiji | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
| Finland | Parliament | Not applicable (2023) |
| France | National Assembly | 9 (2023) |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 2 (2023) |
| Georgia | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
| Germany | German Bundestag | 1 (2023) |
| Ghana | Parliament | 34 (2022) |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 1 (2023) |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 99 (2023) |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
| Guyana | National Assembly | 1 (2022) |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Iceland | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| India | House of the People | 0 (2022) |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 8 (2021) |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Israel | Parliament | 0 (2024) |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | 16 (2023) |
| Japan | House of Representatives | No information available (2023) |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | 25 (2022) |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Kenya | National Assembly | 24 (2023) |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | 37 (2022) | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | 11 (2022) |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | No information available |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available (2023) |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | 0 (2023) |
| Lithuania | Parliament | 1 (2023) |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2023) |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | 6 (2021) |
| Malawi | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | 180 (2023) |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | 1 (2023) |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Malta | House of Representatives | 0 (2021) |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Not applicable (2023) |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 1 (2023) |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 10 (2021) |
| Monaco | National Council | No information available |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | 28 (2023) |
| Montenegro | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | 4 (2024) |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | No information available |
| Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | 2 (2023) |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | 10 (2023) |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
| Niger | Advisory Council for the Refoundation | No information available |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | No information available (2022) |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 2 (2023) |
| Norway | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Oman | Shura Council | 110 (2023) |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | 32 (2023) |
| Palau | House of Delegates | No information available |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 1 (2023) |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | 6 (2024) |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Poland | Sejm | 3 (2024) |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 1 (2023) |
| Qatar | Shura Council | 6 (2023) |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 2 (2022) |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | No information available |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | 2 (2021) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable (2023) |
| Senegal | National Assembly | 1 (2021) |
| Serbia | National Assembly | 6 (2023) |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | 16 (2023) |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | 31 (2023) |
| Singapore | Parliament | 4 (2022) |
| Slovakia | National Council | 5 (2022) |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | 3 (2023) |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 23 (2023) |
| Somalia | House of the People | No information available (2022) |
| South Africa | National Assembly | 1 (2023) |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | 1 (2022) |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | No information available (2023) |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Sweden | Parliament | 27 (2023) |
| Switzerland | National Council | 9 (2023) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | 25 (2023) |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Togo | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 9 (2023) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | No information available (2024) |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | No information available (2023) |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 4 (2023) |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
| Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
| Ukraine | Parliament | 301 (2022) |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 5 (2023) |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | 295 (2023) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | No information available (2023) |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available (2023) |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Not applicable (2023) |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Zambia | National Assembly | 0 (2024) |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | No information available (2023) |